Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Wrigleyville's Stanley Cup Championship street party in honor of the Chicago Blackhawks was gradually pushed down Clark Street by Chicago Police early this morning. The pushing kept going all the way to Diversey Boulevard, a full mile south of Wrigley Field.

A bit after 1:00AM, a group of men got around the police department's southern defenses and slowed police pursuit by pulling construction debris and Dumpsters into Clark Street from the Walgreens construction project at Diversey and Clark/Broadway.

Once the hooligans were free from police, they broke 20 to 30 storefront windows along Clark from Drummond Place (2700 north) to Fullerton (2400 north).-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are highlights from the night:

10:27PM: Officers report that the crowd has figured out how to lift the barricades along Clark. Some barricades may not be properly interlocked.

10:29PM: 19thdistrict commander calls for tactical teams and squadrols to move to Clark Street in Wrigleyville. A significant secondary disturbance breaks out in the 2400 bock of N. Lincoln Avenue, north of Fullerton.

10:48PM: 911 callers report that police are overrun and barricades are turned over at Clark and Roscoe.

10:50PM: Barricades are being thrown at Clark and Roscoe.

10:53PM: Tactical units prepare to follow mounted units down Clark Street from the north in Wrigleyville.

11:05PM: Lincoln Avenue disturbance is beginning to subside.

11:08PM: Citizen needs to file a report. His car is undriveable because the crowd jumped up and down on it at 2517 N. Lincoln.Dispatcher: “Tell him to have a smoke. It’s gonna be a while.” Citizen is advised to take a cab or walk to the station to file a report.